Virginia was 18.1% above the U.S. median for Opticians, Dispensing. It ranked 11 of 52 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Virginia was 101.1, or 1.1% above the national price level. Its housing index was 106.8.
National-price-dollar proxy
$55,210
WageScope divides the published Opticians, Dispensing median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 29-2081 and BLS area 51.
Questions, answered
Opticians, Dispensing pay in Virginia: common questions
What is the median wage for Opticians, Dispensing in Virginia?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $55,820 per year for Opticians, Dispensing in Virginia. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Opticians, Dispensing pay higher in Virginia than nationally?
Virginia's published median was 18.1% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Virginia?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 101.1 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Opticians, Dispensing jobs does BLS estimate in Virginia?
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What the Opticians, Dispensing median says in Virginia
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Opticians, Dispensing median in Virginia at $55,820 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 29-2081 and BLS area 51.
BLS lists 1,860 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $55,110 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Virginia's Opticians, Dispensing median is 18.1% above the U.S. Opticians, Dispensing median of $47,260 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 29-2081 and area 51. SOC 29-2081 names Opticians, Dispensing. Area 51 names Virginia. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 29-2081/51 row reports 1,860 wage and salary jobs, 0.45 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.96 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 29-2081/51, the annual median is $55,820 per year, while the matching mean is $55,110 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 51 facts behind this Opticians, Dispensing page
Area 51 reports 4,109,320 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $74,040. Its annual median is $55,690. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 29-2081 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Virginia runs from $30,530 at the 10th percentile to $139,010 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,720. The median is $55,690. The 75th percentile is $89,420. This is a place check, not a pay range for Opticians, Dispensing.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 51. They do not show related skills or a path into Opticians, Dispensing.
1. Area 51, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 104,460 jobs, $30,110 annual median, 25.42 jobs per 1,000, and 1.03 location quotient.
2. Area 51, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 103,590 jobs, $122,080 annual median, 25.21 jobs per 1,000, and 1.12 location quotient.
3. Area 51, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 100,290 jobs, $34,240 annual median, 24.41 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Virginia wage ladder for Opticians, Dispensing
The 10th percentile is $36,360 per year. The 25th percentile is $43,730 per year. The median is $55,820 per year. The 75th percentile is $63,950 per year. The 90th percentile is $77,460 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $43,730 per year to $63,950 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $41,100. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Virginia has a annual median of $55,820 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $47,260 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Virginia. Virginia is 18.1% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Virginia ranks 11 of 52 among states and territories with a published annual median for Opticians, Dispensing. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 11 of 52 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
8. Alaska has a Opticians, Dispensing median of $58,250 per year, 90 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.59.
9. California has a Opticians, Dispensing median of $57,990 per year, 7,840 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.91.
10. Vermont has a Opticians, Dispensing median of $57,350 per year, 70 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.47.
12. New Hampshire has a Opticians, Dispensing median of $51,980 per year, 440 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.38.
Pay leaders
Where Opticians, Dispensing medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 29-2081, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Connecticut has the highest published median in this set, at $75,300 per year. Virginia sits at $55,820 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Opticians, Dispensing is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Connecticut has a Opticians, Dispensing median of $75,300 per year, or $19,480 above Virginia. BLS lists 610 jobs there, compared with 1,860 in Virginia. The location quotient is 0.76.
2. Hawaii has a Opticians, Dispensing median of $75,300 per year, or $19,480 above Virginia. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 1,860 in Virginia. The location quotient is 0.38.
3. New Jersey has a Opticians, Dispensing median of $72,460 per year, or $16,640 above Virginia. BLS lists 2,010 jobs there, compared with 1,860 in Virginia. The location quotient is 0.99.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Opticians, Dispensing jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Opticians, Dispensing in this same-source set, at 7,840 jobs. Virginia has 1,860. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 7,840 estimated Opticians, Dispensing jobs, a gap of 5,980 jobs from Virginia. Its median is $57,990 per year, or $2,170 above Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.91.
2. Texas has 6,700 estimated Opticians, Dispensing jobs, a gap of 4,840 jobs from Virginia. Its median is $38,720 per year, or $17,100 below Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.01.
3. Florida has 5,080 estimated Opticians, Dispensing jobs, a gap of 3,220 jobs from Virginia. Its median is $58,850 per year, or $3,030 above Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.08.
Local-share leaders
Where Opticians, Dispensing takes the largest share of local jobs
Puerto Rico has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 3.11. Virginia has 0.96. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Opticians, Dispensing is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Puerto Rico has a location quotient of 3.11, a gap of 2.15 from Virginia. BLS lists 1,380 Opticians, Dispensing jobs and a median of $28,980 per year, or $26,840 below Virginia.
2. South Dakota has a location quotient of 1.97, a gap of 1.01 from Virginia. BLS lists 430 Opticians, Dispensing jobs and a median of $43,400 per year, or $12,420 below Virginia.
3. Nebraska has a location quotient of 1.79, a gap of 0.83 from Virginia. BLS lists 870 Opticians, Dispensing jobs and a median of $39,830 per year, or $15,990 below Virginia.
Job scale and share
How common Opticians, Dispensing is in Virginia
BLS lists 1,860 Opticians, Dispensing jobs in Virginia. It also lists 0.45 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.96. A value of 1 means Opticians, Dispensing has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is the same than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Opticians, Dispensing beside other roles in Virginia
The all-occupations median in Virginia is $55,690 per year. The Opticians, Dispensing median is $55,820 per year. Opticians, Dispensing is 0.2% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Virginia. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Opticians, Dispensing. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Virginia median of $56,860 per year. BLS lists 48,750 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
2. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Virginia median of $51,620 per year. BLS lists 31,990 jobs and a location quotient of 0.88.
3. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Virginia median of $49,470 per year. BLS lists 34,540 jobs and a location quotient of 0.85.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Virginia
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Virginia table, at 104,460 jobs. Opticians, Dispensing has 1,860 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 4,109,320. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Opticians, Dispensing's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 104,460 jobs in Virginia, a gap of 102,600 from Opticians, Dispensing. Its median is $30,110 per year, or $25,710 below Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 1.03.
2. General and Operations Managers has 103,590 jobs in Virginia, a gap of 101,730 from Opticians, Dispensing. Its median is $122,080 per year, or $66,260 above Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 1.12.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Virginia
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Virginia role table, at $136,460 per year. Opticians, Dispensing has $55,820 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $55,690 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $136,460 per year in Virginia, or $80,640 above Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 88,280 jobs, compared with 1,860 for Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 1.98.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $122,080 per year in Virginia, or $66,260 above Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 103,590 jobs, compared with 1,860 for Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 1.12.
3. Project Management Specialists has a median of $120,840 per year in Virginia, or $65,020 above Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 43,860 jobs, compared with 1,860 for Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 1.56.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Virginia
Management Analysts has the highest location quotient in the bounded Virginia role table, at 2.51. Opticians, Dispensing has 0.96. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Opticians, Dispensing with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 2.51 in Virginia, a gap of 1.55 from Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 59,620 jobs and a median of $117,580 per year, or $61,760 above Opticians, Dispensing.
2. Software Developers has a location quotient of 1.98 in Virginia, a gap of 1.02 from Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 88,280 jobs and a median of $136,460 per year, or $80,640 above Opticians, Dispensing.
3. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.57 in Virginia, a gap of 0.61 from Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 45,160 jobs and a median of $85,200 per year, or $29,380 above Opticians, Dispensing.
Price-level view
What $55,820 may mean after the Virginia price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Virginia is 101.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 1.1% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $55,820 Opticians, Dispensing median by 101.1 divided by 100. The result is $55,210 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 106.8. Goods are 100.4. Utilities are 92.2. Other services are 100.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Opticians, Dispensing row is 9.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.5%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 1,860 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $55,110 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Opticians, Dispensing. It uses a Virginia place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $55,820 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Opticians, Dispensing row for Virginia does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 1,860 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.96 is not a growth score. Rank 11 of 52 is not a place score. The 101.1 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 29-2081 in BLS area 51. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 1,860 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 51, SOC 15-1252, Software Developers: 88,280 jobs, $136,460 annual median, 21.48 jobs per 1,000, and 1.98 location quotient.
5. Area 51, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 83,890 jobs, $30,580 annual median, 20.41 jobs per 1,000, and 1.03 location quotient.
6. Area 51, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 77,490 jobs, $93,600 annual median, 18.86 jobs per 1,000, and 0.87 location quotient.
4. Massachusetts has a Opticians, Dispensing median of $67,210 per year, or $11,390 above Virginia. BLS lists 1,360 jobs there, compared with 1,860 in Virginia. The location quotient is 0.79.
5. New York has a Opticians, Dispensing median of $63,880 per year, or $8,060 above Virginia. BLS lists 3,520 jobs there, compared with 1,860 in Virginia. The location quotient is 0.77.
6. District of Columbia has a Opticians, Dispensing median of $61,310 per year, or $5,490 above Virginia. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 1,860 in Virginia. The location quotient is 0.24.
7. Florida has a Opticians, Dispensing median of $58,850 per year, or $3,030 above Virginia. BLS lists 5,080 jobs there, compared with 1,860 in Virginia. The location quotient is 1.08.
8. Alaska has a Opticians, Dispensing median of $58,250 per year, or $2,430 above Virginia. BLS lists 90 jobs there, compared with 1,860 in Virginia. The location quotient is 0.59.
4. New York has 3,520 estimated Opticians, Dispensing jobs, a gap of 1,660 jobs from Virginia. Its median is $63,880 per year, or $8,060 above Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.77.
5. Illinois has 3,250 estimated Opticians, Dispensing jobs, a gap of 1,390 jobs from Virginia. Its median is $43,960 per year, or $11,860 below Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.13.
6. Michigan has 3,080 estimated Opticians, Dispensing jobs, a gap of 1,220 jobs from Virginia. Its median is $41,180 per year, or $14,640 below Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.48.
7. Ohio has 2,960 estimated Opticians, Dispensing jobs, a gap of 1,100 jobs from Virginia. Its median is $50,500 per year, or $5,320 below Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.13.
8. Georgia has 2,290 estimated Opticians, Dispensing jobs, a gap of 430 jobs from Virginia. Its median is $48,010 per year, or $7,810 below Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.99.
4. Michigan has a location quotient of 1.48, a gap of 0.52 from Virginia. BLS lists 3,080 Opticians, Dispensing jobs and a median of $41,180 per year, or $14,640 below Virginia.
5. Rhode Island has a location quotient of 1.46, a gap of 0.50 from Virginia. BLS lists 350 Opticians, Dispensing jobs and a median of $47,400 per year, or $8,420 below Virginia.
6. New Hampshire has a location quotient of 1.38, a gap of 0.42 from Virginia. BLS lists 440 Opticians, Dispensing jobs and a median of $51,980 per year, or $3,840 below Virginia.
7. Montana has a location quotient of 1.34, a gap of 0.38 from Virginia. BLS lists 330 Opticians, Dispensing jobs and a median of $47,050 per year, or $8,770 below Virginia.
8. Indiana has a location quotient of 1.33, a gap of 0.37 from Virginia. BLS lists 2,010 Opticians, Dispensing jobs and a median of $39,370 per year, or $16,450 below Virginia.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Virginia median of $47,990 per year. BLS lists 32,250 jobs and a location quotient of 1.09.
5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Virginia median of $47,620 per year. BLS lists 31,580 jobs and a location quotient of 0.7.
6. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Virginia median of $46,410 per year. BLS lists 66,550 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Virginia median of $65,550 per year. BLS lists 37,880 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
8. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Virginia median of $44,760 per year. BLS lists 59,370 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
3. Retail Salespersons has 100,290 jobs in Virginia, a gap of 98,430 from Opticians, Dispensing. Its median is $34,240 per year, or $21,580 below Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 0.97.
4. Software Developers has 88,280 jobs in Virginia, a gap of 86,420 from Opticians, Dispensing. Its median is $136,460 per year, or $80,640 above Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 1.98.
5. Cashiers has 83,890 jobs in Virginia, a gap of 82,030 from Opticians, Dispensing. Its median is $30,580 per year, or $25,240 below Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 1.03.
6. Registered Nurses has 77,490 jobs in Virginia, a gap of 75,630 from Opticians, Dispensing. Its median is $93,600 per year, or $37,780 above Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 0.87.
7. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 70,070 jobs in Virginia, a gap of 68,210 from Opticians, Dispensing. Its median is $30,300 per year, or $25,520 below Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 0.62.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 69,660 jobs in Virginia, a gap of 67,800 from Opticians, Dispensing. Its median is $36,380 per year, or $19,440 below Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 0.93.
4. Management Analysts has a median of $117,580 per year in Virginia, or $61,760 above Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 59,620 jobs, compared with 1,860 for Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 2.51.
5. Registered Nurses has a median of $93,600 per year in Virginia, or $37,780 above Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 77,490 jobs, compared with 1,860 for Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 0.87.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $93,290 per year in Virginia, or $37,470 above Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 47,100 jobs, compared with 1,860 for Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 1.23.
7. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $85,200 per year in Virginia, or $29,380 above Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 45,160 jobs, compared with 1,860 for Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 1.57.
8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $72,640 per year in Virginia, or $16,820 above Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 41,390 jobs, compared with 1,860 for Opticians, Dispensing. Its location quotient is 1.25.
4. Project Management Specialists has a location quotient of 1.56 in Virginia, a gap of 0.60 from Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 43,860 jobs and a median of $120,840 per year, or $65,020 above Opticians, Dispensing.
5. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.25 in Virginia, a gap of 0.29 from Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 41,390 jobs and a median of $72,640 per year, or $16,820 above Opticians, Dispensing.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a location quotient of 1.23 in Virginia, a gap of 0.27 from Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 47,100 jobs and a median of $93,290 per year, or $37,470 above Opticians, Dispensing.
7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.13 in Virginia, a gap of 0.17 from Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 65,970 jobs and a median of $35,170 per year, or $20,650 below Opticians, Dispensing.
8. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.12 in Virginia, a gap of 0.16 from Opticians, Dispensing. BLS lists 103,590 jobs and a median of $122,080 per year, or $66,260 above Opticians, Dispensing.
Precise employer-title matches for Opticians, Dispensing in Virginia
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Virginia place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
